Introduction to Git

• What is Git?

• Features of Git

• Git workflow

• Git Commands

What is Git?

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system used to handle very small to large projects efficiently. It is developed to co-ordinate the work among the developers. The version control allows us to track and work together with our team members at the same workspace.

Features of Git

• Branching and Merging
• Small and Fast
• Distributed
• Staging Area
• Free and Open Source

Git Workflow

Git Commands

• It is a good idea to introduce yourself to Git with your name and public email address before doing any operation. To configure username and email for git:

       $ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
       $ git config --global user.email you@yourdomain.example.com
  

• To initialize the working directory:

      $ git init
  

• To add changed file of a working directory to the staging area:

      $ git add filename
  

• To add all the changed files of a working directory to the staging area:

      $ git add .
  

• To know the status of the changed files in the current working directory:

      $ git status
  

• To commit the files from staging area to git repository:

       $ git commit -m "message for the commit"
  

• To view the history of your changes:

      $ git log
  

• To clone the copy of an existing repository into a new directory:

     $ git clone repo-url
  

• A single Git repository can maintain multiple branches of development. To create a new branch named "development", use

    $ git branch development
  

• To list the branches of a working directory:

   $ git branch
  

• To push all local branch commits to the corresponding remote branch:

   $ git push